"In 1610, William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and Ben Jonson's satiric farce The Alchemist triumphantly re-opened the theatre in London," says Artistic Director Alexander Burns.

That trio of con people at the centre of Ben Jonson's 1610 comedy have set up shop in a plague-vacated house to part fools from their money – and have found no short supply of greedy gulls in ...

The play is generally considered Ben Jonson's best comedy, deftly exposing human foible and foolishness to mockery and has continued to thrive in stage productions. Next on Stage BWW Awards Sign-up ...

Nicholas Hytner's smartly updated production of "The Alchemist" -- the latest in the National Theater's Travelex £10 season -- is a giant con. And that's a compliment. It's hard to think of a ...

'The Alchemist' by Ben Jonson is a comedy play set in London. Due to an outbreak of plague in the city, Lovewit is forced to temporarily flee away leaving behind his butler Jeremy to take care of ...

Back in 1610, a London theatergoer who had a choice between two new plays, “Cymbeline” by William Shakespeare and “The Alchemist” by Ben Jonson, might very well have chosen the latter.

P.T. Barnum was right. Apparently, there really was a sucker born every minute, even 400 years ago. In the 1610 comedy “The Alchemist,” playwright Ben Jonson wrote about upper-class Londoners ...

Bonnie J. Monte directs and adapts Ben Jonson's play. ... 'The Alchemist' conjures colorful characters at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Published: Aug. 15, 2014, ...

Red Bull Theater presents the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher's new adaptation of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist.The production, which officially opens November 21 following previews that began ...